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Orkney Islands Council is offering an exciting business opportunity for those interested in running a new nursery service. 

Orkney Islands Council has been allocated a further year of funding through the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. 

This summer, a new series of tours will be launched in St Magnus Cathedral. 

A further three play areas around Orkney have seen improvement works carried out – breathing new life into the parks at Eday Community School, the Marwicks in Stromness and Brandyquoy in Kirkwall. 

Two Sporting Memories clubs are on track to be up and running in Kirkwall and Stromness soon. 

A summing up of road delays and closures due to road works, cruise visits and events - for the week starting Monday 24 March 2025. 

Baking a Victoria Sponge was a piece of cake for some of our supported care service users as they took part in The Great Orkney Bake Off recently.  

Two new accessible bus services will launch next week on a trial basis following external Scottish Government grant funding to purchase two new electric buses. 

A community event focused on helping people to use digital services safely whilst raising awareness around the digital switchover is being held in Shapinsay next week. 

Orkney Islands Council has made the above-named Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to ensure the safety of site personnel and road users while carriageway maintenance works are carried out.